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|allegiance= [[United Nations Space Command]]

|branch= [[UNSC Marine Corps]]

|type= [[Battalion|Shock Infantry]]

|role= Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuver

|size= 800 - 1,000 Marines

|command_structure= [[105th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC)|105th Marine Expeditionary Unit]]  

|battles=*[[Battle of Earth]]

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*[[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Miranda Keyes]] (Unofficially)

*[[Sergeant Major|SgtMaj]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] (Unofficially)

The '''7th Shock Troops Battalion''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|Shock Infantry]] battalion, that served during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. <ref>'''[[Art of Halo]]''', page 159</ref> They are a subordinate unit to the [[105th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC)|105th Marine Expeditionary Unit]].

==Legacy==

One of the most famed and veteran units of the UNSC Marine Corps, the 7th Shock Battalion served in some of the most climatic and legendary battles during the latter part of the Human-Covenant War. The 7th Battalion fought alongside [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] during much of [[2552]].

During the [[Battle of Earth]], the 7th Shock Troops Battalion put up a stiff resistance against Covenant assault forces. Overall, the defense of Earth was one of the largest campaigns the ODSTs endured during the Human-Covenant War.

==History==

===Mombasa and Installation 05===

Marines of the Seventh Shock Troops Battalion would conduct air assault operations during the opening phases of the [[Battle of Mombasa|ground camaign]] at [[Mombasa]], where the troopers battled in the streets before reinforcements from the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} arrived.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', level ''[[Outskirts (Level)|Outskirts]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', level ''[[Metropolis (Level)|Metropolis]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', ''[[Another Day at the Beach]]''</ref> Later, additional forces from the {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} would arrive via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|orbital drop]] to assault the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Regret's Carrier|flagship]] directly. Most of the reinforcements were killed when the [[Assault Carrier]] entered Slipspace, though a small number of troopers survived the Slipspace rift and engaged hostile Covenant forces.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref>

Members of [[First Platoon (ODST)|First Platoon]] of an unidentified company would later drop from the ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]]'' onto [[Installation 05]] during the [[Battle of Installation 05|operation]] to capture the Prophet of Regret. They then cleared a landing zone so that a [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] could be deployed for SPARTAN-117. Most of these troopers would perish during the initial campaign against the Covenant, and only a handful would escape back to Earth with Lieutenant Commander Keyes. <ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', level ''[[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey]]''</ref>

*The name of the battalion is an obvious [[List of "Seven" References in Halo|reference to 7]].

*The 7th Shock Troops Battalion was first mentioned in the ''[[Art of Halo]]'', which was released alongside ''[[Halo 2]]''. The patch was intended to be used on the [[ODST Ballistic Battle Armor|battle dress]] and working uniforms of the Marines of the 7th Battalion on the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}.

File:Hevstohalo05.jpg|Shock Troopers descending in their SOEIVs over [[Installation 05]].

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*[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]

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